Played on August 31st in 108 degree heat. I loved the condition of the fairways as I never had a bad lie. The best fairways I've seen this year. The greens are very, very, very slow. We started right ... Continue »

Played on August 31st in 108 degree heat. I loved the condition of the fairways as I never had a bad lie. The best fairways I've seen this year. The greens are very, very, very slow. We started right on time and finished in about 4:45, so the pace was decent. The par 3's are all long - quite a challenge. I like the variation in the length of the par 4's. The next time I play there I'm going to get there early and take advantage of the large practice area - two chipping areas, three huge practice greens. The driving range tees were covered which really helped given the heat. Most of the range is dirt, so the range balls were a little dirty. I just wish the driving range and parking lots were a little closer to the first tee - I had my cart bag with all my cr*p in it and it weighed a ton. Next time I'll bring my stand bag and take out the non-essentials. This course is definitely worth the money, especially if you don't mind the slow greens.

I'd have to rate it o.k. My biggest gripe would be the speed of the greens, they were SLOW, even for a muni course. also, there was no defining line between fairway and rough, it all kinda looked the ... Continue »

I'd have to rate it o.k. My biggest gripe would be the speed of the greens, they were SLOW, even for a muni course. also, there was no defining line between fairway and rough, it all kinda looked the same. Speed of play was good as was the price.

Played today for the 1st time. Curious how it compares with the other 18 on property.... This is not the most challenging layout, but in fair+ shape with some challenging par 3s. The back 9 is a st... Continue »

Played today for the 1st time. Curious how it compares with the other 18 on property.... This is not the most challenging layout, but in fair+ shape with some challenging par 3s. The back 9 is a stiffer test than the front. Pace of play was good and the price is right.

Nice course to play on for twilight/super twilight. Fairly easy to walk. Nice pace.

Nice course to play on for twilight/super twilight. Fairly easy to walk. Nice pace.

Played 7/3 super-twilight at 5:00 pm. Got through 12 holes by 8:00 and called it a day. Can't beat the price even with the recent increase. Course in great shape considering the heat...greens exceptio... Continue »

Played 7/3 super-twilight at 5:00 pm. Got through 12 holes by 8:00 and called it a day. Can't beat the price even with the recent increase. Course in great shape considering the heat...greens exceptionally nice.

played sat 6:18 am, 6/9. 4 hour round walking. course in decent shape. greens slow slow slow. but for the most part true. nice round of golf.

played sat 6:18 am, 6/9. 4 hour round walking. course in decent shape. greens slow slow slow. but for the most part true. nice round of golf.

I would give the greens another week to be back to normal. Greens were still soft, slow and bumpy in spots. The fairways were ok and seemed to have more bare spots than usual. I have seen it better an... Continue »

I would give the greens another week to be back to normal. Greens were still soft, slow and bumpy in spots. The fairways were ok and seemed to have more bare spots than usual. I have seen it better and hope the fairways improve in the upcoming months. The rough was good and thick. I agree that the rough should penalize you if you can't stay in the fairway. Tee boxes were recently punched, but no big deal since you can always find a spot.

I can't believe that we were able to finish in under 5 hours on a Sunday. We had to wait on the tee on half the holes and sometimes on our approaches, but not too much more than that.

Played on Thursday 5/3/07 at 8:40 a.m.

Kudos to the greenskeeper at Encino. He's doing a very good job with what he had to work with and the course was in fantastic shape!

The Greens, having be... Continue »

Played on Thursday 5/3/07 at 8:40 a.m.

Kudos to the greenskeeper at Encino. He's doing a very good job with what he had to work with and the course was in fantastic shape!

The Greens, having been punched 3 weeks to a month ago still have tiny holes, but the don't really affect the roll. Balls rolled very true. Only complaint was speed, you really had to mash an uphill putt. Greens on 16/17/18 could use a little work, but it's purely cosmetic.

Fairways are in very good shape. Atypical for a city course, the fairways have very nice grass coverage. Same problem as Woodley, with the flood basin and inconsistant soil, but Encino has taken care of the fairways nicely.

Rough was actually rough. It was fin to play a city course that penalized you for missing a fairway. Rough was deep in areas where it should have been, and light were it should have been. Greenside rough was tough, but not impossible, leaving you with some decisions regarding strategy.

Traps and Tee Boxes were the only downers. Traps were wet, it was very difficult to get a decent lie, a consistant lie out of the sand. Tee-Boxes had been punched, leaving some clumps of dirt, but the grass coverage was still very good, and it affected play barely, if at all.

Very nice bang for the buck here at Encino. Still a step below Rancho, and possibly the Griffifth Park Courses (I'll let you know when I play Harding on Thursday) but still in very good shape. Will give you an enjoyable, challenging, but not frustrating round for mid-high handicappers, and some good work for the low handicappers.

Customer service was top-notch, starter and cart concessionair were very nice, and the resteraunt serves a variety of good food. Bring your own water though, $2 for a bottle at the snack shack?!?! Whats with that?

Greens are in very good shape. The best I've seen in a long time. So, it must be time to punch them. Tee to green, the usual winter time scruff, but ok. Friday morning tee time was a 5 hour tour.

Greens are in very good shape. The best I've seen in a long time. So, it must be time to punch them. Tee to green, the usual winter time scruff, but ok. Friday morning tee time was a 5 hour tour.